Monday, November 28, 2011

I am very excited to say The Mark Family Story is being printed and bound. It will be a large (8 x 10) soft cover book with a color cover. Inside: many black and white images, charts, timelines, scans of old family letters and documents. Over 400 pages. Learn about the Mark family and its leaves and branches.

When I have the copies in hand I will post that information here. You will be able to order copies here or from Troy Book Makers.

Saturday, November 19, 2011

When searching for our ancestors the United States census reports are often used but state census reports are also helpful. If your family lived in New York State William Dollarhide’s book will help you understand the censuses there. His book includes samples of and blank forms for each census report. County maps are included and county by county census details.

New York State was among the first states to take a census. The first census was taken in 1825. Reports were also taken in 1835, 1845, 1855, 1865, 1875, 1892, 1905, 1915 and 1925. In general, they were taken between the federal census years and supply most of the same information. I am fortunate to live near the New York States Archives in Albany, New York and can search there. Family Search.org has the 1865, 1875, 1892 and 1905 records on line. I recently used Family Search to take another look for my Coyle and Gartner/Gardner families from New York City. I was unable to find the Michael Coyle family but I did locate the Gardners. My maternal great grandfather, Leopold Gartner (Shown as Lewis Gardner in the report), and his son, Nathaniel Gardner, my maternal grandfather were in the report.

Leopold Gartner

1905 New York State Census, Manhattan, AD 30, ED 13, Page 7, microfilm #1433111 taken on 1 June 1905. Gardner family living at 340 East 87th Street:

1879 William J. F. FORTENBERRY was the son of William Jackson & Elizabeth Rebecca (Pigott) Fortenberry. He married Annie Myrtis Ellzey. William died in 1966.

19 November 1799 Jacob RITTER

1825 Rebecca WOLF

1879 Jemima Annie WOLF

1899 Freddie SMITH

1903 Twins: Mellie Arlene JOLLIFF & Nellie Irene JOLLIFF were born in Ohio, daughters of Samuel Martin & Margaret Maude (Mark) Jolliff. Mellie married Karl Jackson Miller. They had one child. Nellie married Ralph Alvin Parker and had three children. Nellie lived to be 90 years old and Mellie lived to be 91 years old.

20 November 1820 Henry H. WOLF was born in Pennsylvania, son of John Frederick & Esther Barbara (Schaffer) Wolf. They had four children.

21 November 1770 Catherine WOLF

1821 Solomon B. RITTER was born in Pennsylvania, son of Martin & Anna Margaret (Bogert) Ritter. He married Amanda M. Rumfield.

1865 Mary Magdalene GRUISSY was born in Ohio, daughter of Augustus Ceaser & Mary Ann (Everett) Gruissy. In 1889 she married Albert F. Lutz. They had no children. At one time they ran a restaurant in Medina, Ohio.

24 November 1870 Michael COYLE was born in Ireland, son of Patrick & Margaret (Brady) Coyle. He came to the USA in 1885. In 1895 he married Mary Josephine Mullane in New York City. They had seven children. He was a Baker. He was my great grandfather. He was last seen by his family about 1927, when his wife died. I would like ot know what happened to him.

25 November 1792 Edwin Barksdale ALFORD was born in North Carolina, son of Jacob & Elizabeth (Bryant) Alford. In 1818 he married Martha P. Smith in Mississippi. They had 13 children, all born in Mississippi. He was my 3x great grandfather. He died in 1878.

1876 Emma D. RITTER

1876 Nora G. RITTER

1903 Edna FORTENBERRY

26 November 1812 Frederick RITTER

1824 James MORRIS

1859 Conrad HERBST

1909 William REAM

1912 Vera Mary HURD was born in Michigan, daughter of Roy & Mona D. (Morrison) Hurd. She married Herbert Dunsmore. They had two sons.

27 November 1858 Emma Julia WARREN was born in Louisiana. She married Walter Lorraine Smith. They had 14 children.

1906 Maggie Pearl FORTENBERRY

1915 Wesley P. ELLZEY

28 November 1829 Willis James FORTENBERRY was born in Mississippi, son of William Jasper & Violette (Kennington) Fortenberry. In 1912 he married Louisa Blackwell. They had seven children.

29 November 1877 Arther SPICE

1927 Joseph James COYLE was born in CT, son of James Joseph & Madeline (Herbst) Coyle.

30 November 1857 Christine WOLF

1908 Duviox B. FORTENBERRY was the son of Lemuel Q. & Lillian (Ellzey) Fortenberry. He married Gussie Alford. They had four children.

Friday, November 11, 2011

Many thanks to all the Veterans who have and continue to make our country & world safe. Your service continues to be appreciated. We have a long line of soldiers in our family, from the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War,... and it continues today.

Special thanks to my uncles:

Robert Allen Brown

Larry Lee Brown, (1934 - 2007) paratrooper

Robert Allen Brown

Leo D. Brown, Air Force

Leo D. Brown in jeep, Okinawa

To my cousins: I'd love details on the service of our uncles to add to our family's history.

Friday, November 4, 2011

4 November 1711 Anna Ottilla KNACK was my sixth great grandmother. She was born in Germany where she married Johan Adam Dick in 1731. They came to America in 1738 and settled in Pennsylvania. They had seven children, the first three born in Germany and the fourth born at sea while sailing to America. Anna lived to be 70 years old.

1827 Samuel WOLF

5 November 1883 Addie Angeline CUTRER married Walter Lee Blades, son of William & Morgana (McDaniel) Blades. They had two children: Ira & Velma.

6 November 1886 Anna Slaby MOORE

1911 Susie SMITH

1915 Ernest Miles MARK was born in Ohio, son of Amos Martin & Lillian (Hoverstock) Mark. He married Helen Virginia Sampsel. Four children: Carl, Naomi, Marita & Melvin. He was a farmer in Chester Township and later a custodian at Congress Junior High School. He was my first cousin, twice removed.

1916 William T. COYLE

7 November 1781 Martin RITTER

1927 Jessie Elizabeth OVERBY was born in Kentucky. She married Bernarr Jessee Reynolds in 1950 in Oregon. They had three children: Michael, Rebecca & Patrick.

9 November 1870 Joseph Martin ALFORD was born in Louisiana, son of Needham Edwin & Mary Louiza (Stafford) Alford. He died in 1962.

10 November 1749 Anna Barbara RITTER

1749 Martin RITTER

1823 Isaac Nelson BRUMFIELD was born in Louisiana, son of Willis & Nancy Virginia (Holmes) Brumfield. He married Sarah J. Smith in 1854 in Mississippi. They had ten children.

1892 Madeline HERBST

11 November 1854 Emma Louise WOLF was the third child of Jeremiah & Eliza Ann (Reigle) Wolf. She died in 1856, only 23 months old.

12 November 1812 Abraham MARK was born in Corliss, Pennsylvania. He’s my third great grandfather. I have been unable to find any information on his parents or siblings. He married Mary Isabella Heffelfinger. They had eight sons. Four served in the Civil War.

1912 William Francis BRADY

14 November 1838 Julius Newton ALFORD

1874 Marian Francis MARK

1927 John Edward DENISON was born in Louisiana, son of Jimmie Dean & Jessie Ola (Hall) Denison. He died in 2002 in Germany.

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